QNR – in the Senedd on 8 June 2016.
The main issue regarding traffic in Port Talbot is the potential closure of junction 41. We are currently carrying out further analysis before deciding on the best way forward.
The basic payment scheme is administered across Wales. Currently 99 per cent of eligible farm businesses in Wales have had a payment. The 2016 online single application form has been a resounding success, with almost 100 per cent of BPS applications received using Rural Payments Wales Online.
Over the next few weeks and months, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government will be meeting local government leaders and other stakeholders and listening to their views before considering the long-term approach to local government reform. A statement on our intentions will be made in due course.
The Welsh Government continues to work with the health board and other partners to improve access to and the quality and safety of services in Pembrokeshire and across Wales. This is backed by over £0.5 billion of extra investment in NHS Wales during 2015-16.
The effect of Visit Wales expenditure on the Welsh economy is assessed in a number of ways, including additional spend by tourists attributable to Visit Wales marketing, expenditure by overnight visitors to Wales measured in the Great Britain tourism survey and the international passenger survey; and the Welsh Government’s priority sector statistics, which assesses the performance of all our priority sectors, including tourism.
Excellent progress is being made by local authorities. The provisional recycling rate reached 59 per cent across Wales for the year to December 2015. We are number one in the UK, fourth in Europe—a testament to the hard work of local councils and residents across Wales.
I met the Secretary of State for Wales on Monday.